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meero 's review for:
American Fairytale
by Adriana Herrera
** Thank you Netgalley for an ARC of this book. **
DNF at 50%
Unfortunately, this book and I didn't get along as well as I hoped we would, but let me start by saying that I think it's purely a matter of personal preference. I have seen a lot of people thoroughly enjoying American Fairytale, so I recommend you take a look at other reviews or give the book a shot to decide for yourself.
For instance, I really loved the diversity in the book, and I found Camilo's mom (and her background story) so interesting. I loved that there were a lot of characters of colour, LGBT+ characters, and a lot of immigrant stories as I felt it reflects reality pretty well with all its diversity. I also found it so interesting learning about the characters' respective Cuban and Dominican cultures and hearing their parents' stories, especially as I am a first generation immigrant myself.
I think my main issue with the book is that I was more interested in some of the side characters than I was in the main ones. I liked Camilo from the get-go, but I didn't connect with Tom or his and Camilo's romance, and the pacing of the story didn't capture me. One other thing I didn't like was being constantly told by multiple characters how great Tom is, when I would much rather be shown that to make the judgement for myself. The sex scenes also didn't read well for me at all, and I'll admit that it put me off the book very early on.
Regardless of that, there were some good elements to the book overall so I would suggest you give it a read and see if it suits you better than it did me.
DNF at 50%
Unfortunately, this book and I didn't get along as well as I hoped we would, but let me start by saying that I think it's purely a matter of personal preference. I have seen a lot of people thoroughly enjoying American Fairytale, so I recommend you take a look at other reviews or give the book a shot to decide for yourself.
For instance, I really loved the diversity in the book, and I found Camilo's mom (and her background story) so interesting. I loved that there were a lot of characters of colour, LGBT+ characters, and a lot of immigrant stories as I felt it reflects reality pretty well with all its diversity. I also found it so interesting learning about the characters' respective Cuban and Dominican cultures and hearing their parents' stories, especially as I am a first generation immigrant myself.
I think my main issue with the book is that I was more interested in some of the side characters than I was in the main ones. I liked Camilo from the get-go, but I didn't connect with Tom or his and Camilo's romance, and the pacing of the story didn't capture me. One other thing I didn't like was being constantly told by multiple characters how great Tom is, when I would much rather be shown that to make the judgement for myself. The sex scenes also didn't read well for me at all, and I'll admit that it put me off the book very early on.
Regardless of that, there were some good elements to the book overall so I would suggest you give it a read and see if it suits you better than it did me.